I recently went back to my old stomping grounds of Southwest Philly to satisfy my sweet cravings at Fred’s Water Ice (5343 Chester Ave.). I’m trying to take it easy on the sugar, but folks, this is ...

Regular readers of The Scene (we know you’re out there) will know that we don’t much go in for that whole religion thing. Not that religion itself is at issue. Just that religious people tend toward ...

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about myself and my sexuality and my romantic self. I can log on and easily find someone to fuck. I’m a bear-built top guy. There are ladies in my life ...

My best friend’s father is an avid user of social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Instagram. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I ...

I’m a 35-year-old bisexual man in a LTR with a man. My question, however, has to do with my parents. As an adolescent/teen, I was a snoop (as I think most of us were looking for dad’s porn stash, etc.

I’m a 43-year-old straight woman, and I spent the majority of my 30s celibate. At 40, I realized that while I wasn’t interested in dating, I was tired of my vibrator. I also realized that it was time ...

Over the weekend I caught up with a friend of mine, Mark, who has worked in ticket sales for various sports teams throughout the city. For the past couple of years, we routinely get together, watch ...

Dr. Timaree Schmit is basically an episode of Adam Ruins Everything, but in the shape of a person. She has a PhD in Human Sexuality Education and years of experience in community organizing, ...

A. Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP, is a Subject Matter Expert in Security & Criminal Justice Reform based on his own experiences on both sides of the criminal justice system. He has served as a ...

Christine Flowers wishes she could say that she was born and raised in Philadelphia, but she was only raised here. An accident of birth had her seeing the light of day in Baltimore at Mt. Sinai ...

Having worked as a crime reporter and columnist in Philadelphia for many years, Paul Davis has covered organized crime, cybercrime, street crime, white collar crime, crime prevention, espionage and ...

This spring, Philadelphia is hosting a nearly ludicrous amount of film festivals. There was qFlix last month, both the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival and Media Film Festival this past ...